October 8 DVD roundup

Sorry this is so late; there were a LOT of entries to input, plus there were a lot of graphics last week. (Damn Congress critters!)

Mainstream: After Earth; Curse of Chucky; The Hangover; The PurgeIndependent: Berlin Job; Europa Report; Home Run; Much Ado About Nothing; Resolution; Static; Stuck in Love; Zombie HunterBD debut: Fantastic Voyage; On the Riviera; Shout at the Devil; Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaReissue: Chucky; The ExorcistDocumentary: Mea Maxima CulpaTV: 90210; American Horror Story – Asylum; Bones; The Borrowers; A Day in the Life; The Guild; The Middle; Psych; Robot Chicken; The Six Million Dollar Man; White CollarBritish TV: Doctor Who; In the Flesh; The Secret of Crickley HallKids: Alpha & Omega 2; Enchanted Tales; League of Super Evil; Marvel’s Avengers Assemble; Monster High; Power Rangers Super Samurai; Tad; Totally Spies; Transformers PrimeStand-up comedy: Best of an Evening at the ImprovSports: The New York Yankees

Usual rules apply: synopses are taken from the press releases and Amazon descriptions; snarky commentary is extra; and preview links go to YouTube’s preview pages. Rotten Tomatoes ratings are included where available. Prices include Amazon links so you can purchase them online (and cheaper to boot!).

After Earth
Sony, 100 minutes, PG-13
DVD with digital copy retail price: $30.99Amazon DVD/DC price: $17.96
BD/DVD with digital copy: $35.99Amazon BD/DVD/DC price: $19.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 11%
Set 1,000 years in the future, a young space cadet (Jaden Smith) and his father (Will Smith) have crash landed on an inhosptiable planet Earth, where all of the animals have evolved into human-killers. Also stars David Denman, Sophie Okonedo, Zoë Kravitz. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. According to that Rotten Tomatoes score, it would seem this is a likely candidate for this year’s Golden Raspberry award. Still, it’s Will Smith, who has been known to pull bombs back from the brink. The special effects look good from the trailer. Also includes the “XPrize After Earth Robotics Challenge” winning video. DVD extras: featurettes, Ultraviolet digital copy. 3DBD extras: alternate scenes, featurettes.

Alpha & Omega 2
Lionsgate, 45 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $19.98
BD retail price: $24.99
Made-for-video sequel to original kids film about two wolves who become unlikely friends. This time, Kate and Humphrey and their three wolf cubs are preparing to celebrate their first winter holidays when the youngest cub mysteriously disappears. Available exclusively at Wal-Mart. DVD extras: featurettes

American Horror Story – Asylum: The Complete Second Season
Fox, 572 minutes, not rated, 13 episodes, 4 discs
DVD retail price: $49.98Amazon DVD price: $29.98
BD retail price: $59.99Amazon BD price: $34.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 80%
The horror unfolds within the confines of an eerie insane asylum in the second season of this acclaimed thriller. Set in 1964 (with jumps to present day), the “Asylum” season digs into the dark pasts of the hospital’s patients, doctors and administrators. Jessica Lange returns to the series as Sister Jude, a troubled nun who quickly finds herself at odds with the twisted Arthur Arden (James Cromwell), a doctor with a penchant for experimental procedures. Zachary Quinto is also back as Dr. Oliver Thredson, a psychiatrist, while Sarah Paulson plays journalist Lana Winters in her return. Also stars Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Lizzie Brocheré, Chloe Sevigny, Joseph Fiennes. No extras listed.

Berlin Job
Cinedigm, 109 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $26.95Amazon DVD price: $24.26
BD/DVD: $29.95Amazon BD/DVD price: $26.98
Infamous cousins Micky Mannock (Frank Harper, who also directed) and Ray Collishaw (Craig Fairbrass) run London’s top gang. In times of need they only trust each other and a man named Trenchard (Charles Dance). But their supremacy in the capital’s gangster underworld is threatened when they lose a drug shipment belonging to the Russian Mafia.Also stars Vincent Regan. DVD extras: making-of-featurette.

The Borrowers
Universal, 88 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $9.99Amazon DVD price: $6.99
Arrietty Clock (Aisling Loftus) is a head-strong teenage Borrower whose parents, Pod (Christopher Eccleston) and Homily (Sharon Horgan), are terrified of the ‘Human Beans’ who live above them. Desperate for freedom and adventure, Arrietty sneaks out one night and befriends a lonely boy who lives upstairs. But Arrietty’s adventure inadvertently reveals her family’s existence to the scheming scientist Professor Mildeye (Stephen Fry), forcing them to go on the run into the big bad world. Made-for-TV movie is based on the novels by Mary Norton. DVD extras: making-of-featurette.

Curse of Chucky
Universal, 95 minutes, R
DVD retail price: $29.98Amazon DVD price: $17.99
BD/DVD with digital copy: $34.98Amazon BD/DVD/DC price: $22.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 70%
Sixth installment in horror franchise has a mysterious package arriving at the house of Nica (Fiona Dourif), contaning a Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) doll. She doesn’t give it much thought until after her mother’s mysterious death, whereupon she begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the ensuing bloodshed and chaos. DVD extras: commentary, gag reel, making-of-featurette. BD extras: featurettes, Ultraviolet digital copy.

A Day in the Life: Seasons 1 and 2
Virgil Films, 400 minutes, not rated, 16 episodes, 2 discs
DVD retail price: $24.99Amazon DVD price: $21.98
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock focuses his lens on the most innovative and intriguing individuals in our cultural and business landscape. Each episode of this Hulu series goes behind the scenes for a day with celebrities, musicians, comedians, dancers and entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson, will.i.am, Mario Batali, Joel McHale, Marc Maron and Questlove. No extras listed.

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
BBC Home Entertainment, 96 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $34.98Amazon DVD price: $29.73
Returning to Earth, the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) arrive in the Scottish Highlands to investigate the mysterious destruction of several oil rigs in the North Sea. Local superstition speaks of a deadly threat that lurks in the mists of Tulloch Moor, but the truth is even more disturbing: the legendary Loch Ness monster is a terrifying cyborg beast which is controlled by the Zygons, an advanced alien race who are desperate to ensure their own survival, at any cost. DVD extras: alternate scenes, commentary, featurettes.

Note: The following “Enchanted Tales” should NOT be mistaken for the Disney animated features.

Enchanted Tales: A Tale of Egypt & Noah’s Ark
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“A Tale of Egypt:” Follow Moses as he discovers his true identity after being rescued from the Nile by the Pharaoh’s daughter, living as an Egyptian prince at adolescence and freeing Israelites from slavery in Egypt.”Noah s Ark:” Climb aboard Noah’s great ship with every animal from A-Z, songs and laughter in this gentle re-imagination of “the great flood.” No extras listed.

Enchanted Tales: The Jungle King & The Prince and the Pauper
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“The Jungle King:” Maximillion the Lion was the majestic ruler of a jungle empire, until a power-hungry hyena had him kidnapped by hunters. Now it’s up to Max’s timid brother, Irwin, to defend the kingdom from the likes of a tyrannical tiger and his elephant army. “The Prince and the Pauper:” While out begging near the royal palace, young Tom comes face-to-face with the Prince. To their amazement, the pair could be identical twins and decide to switch places for fun. The plan works too well and the real Prince is thrown out of the palace. Now Tom must track down his friend before the kingdom crowns the wrong boy. No extras listed.

Enchanted Tales: Beauty and the Beast & Pocahontas
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“Beauty and the Beast:” Once upon a time a kind-hearted merchant was imprisoned by a giant Beast. The merchant’s daughter, a fair lady, set out to find her father, only to meet his captor and learn that underneath it all, the Beast had a kind heart and soul. “Pocahontas:” Living in harmony with nature, the young Indian princess, Pocahontas, falls in love with the gallant Englishman, Captain John Smith. Suddenly, when the pair is separated by an evil and scheming colonist, Pocahontas embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest dreams to find her love. No extras listed.

Enchanted Tales: Camelot & Hercules
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“Camelot:” From his youth as the adopted son of Merlin, Arthur grows up to be the mighty king who unites and defends all of Britain along with his Queen, Guinevere, and his trusted ally Sir Lancelot.”Hercules:” Hercules, a mortal man with the strength of a God, is destined to be the greatest of kings but Hera, Queen of the Olympian Gods, is determined to destroy him. Using his unearthly strength and wisdom, Hercules must overcome Hera’s villainous plots in order to become king. No extras listed.

Enchanted Tales: The Night Before Christmas & The Christmas Elves
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“The Night Before Christmas”:All kinds of exciting presents are given to the children on Santa’s nice list, except for a young orphan boy and his loyal cat. But good things come to those who wait. “The Christmas Elves:” Based on the classic story “The Elves and the Shoemaker” by the Brothers Grimm, a poor shoemaker named Hans is down to his last piece of shoe leather. Fortunately for Hans, four little Elves-in-training just happen to be looking for a good deed to earn them their full Elf status. No extras listed.

Enchanted Tales: Snow White & The Princess Castle
Cinedigm, 96 minutes, not rated, 2 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $9.95Amazon DVD price: $9.95
“Snow White:” Snow White battles the wicked queen and her rotten apple and then embarks on the greatest journey of finding her handsome prince and living happily ever after. (Note: NOT the Disney version.) “The Princess Castle:” A seven-year-old girl named Claire constantly dreams about growing up to be a princess. One day, while she’s looking for her little sister Caitlin, Claire discovers a secret door that leads to a magical adventure. No extras listed.

Europa Report
Magnolia Home Entertainment, 90 minutes, PG-13
DVD retail price: $26.98Amazon DVD price: $14.96
BD retail price: $29.98Amazon BD price: $17.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 77%
When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa’s icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discovery. After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crew member, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined. Stars Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz, Sharlto Copley, Anamaria Marinca, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Wu, Karolina Wydra. DVD extras: featurettes, photo gallery.

The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition
Warner Bros., 122 minutes, R
BD with digital copy retail price: $49.99Amazon BD/DC price: $34.96
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 87%
An innocent 13-year-old girl (Linda Blair) is possessed by the Devil – and a young priest (Jason Miller) convinces her mother (Ellen Burstyn) that they need to call in an exorcist (Max von Sydow). Includes both theatrical and extended (11 minutes) versions, plus two new featurettes: “Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist” and “Talk of the Devil,” as well as an excerpt from Friedkin’s book “The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir.” BD extras: Ultraviolet digital copy.

The Guild: Complete Megaset
Cinedigm, 506 minutes, not rated, 70 episodes, 6 discs
DVD retail price: $59.95Amazon DVD price: $37.99
Box set of all six seasons of “The Guild,” a YouTube comedy series about the world of online gaming. Stars Felicia Day, Vincent Caso, Jeff Lewis, Amy Okuda, Sandeep Parikh, Robin Thorsen. Guest stars include Simon Helbig, Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Wil Wheaton. Yes, you can watch all of this online for free. But this packages it up nicely, along with the extras. Note: this box set is for those who haven’t purchased any of the previous five seasons. DVD extras: cast interviews, episode commentary, featurettes, gag reel.

The Hangover: Part III
Warner Bros., 100 minutes, R
DVD with digital copy retail price: $28.98Amazon DVD/DC price: $17.99
BD/DVD with digital copy: $35.99Amazon BD/DVD/DC price: $24.99
Alan (Zach Galifianakis) is more unhinged than ever, to the point where the rest of the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha) find it necessary to stage an intervention via therapeutic road trip. Fate barges in, however, in the form of a mobster (John Goodman) with a chip on his shoulder and revenge on the brain. Also stars Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Melissa McCarthy, Ken Jeong. DVD extras: alternate scenes, cast interviews, filmography, outtakes, Ultraviolet digital copy.

Home Run
Millennium, 113 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $19.99Amazon DVD price: $9.96
BD retail price: $24.99Amazon BD price: $16.93
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 50%
Baseball all-star and bad boy Cory Brand (Scott Elrod) gets a DUI and a team suspension, so his agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up to rehab himself. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town, Cory can’t wait to return to his old life as quickly as possible. But his young charges help him relearn the joy of the game and life. The rehab program shown in the the film is “Celebrate Recovery,” a religious twelve step program based on the 8 Beatitudes. No extras listed.

In the Flesh
undefined, 180 minutes, not rated, 3 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $19.98Amazon DVD price: $16.98
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 92%
After an event known as “The Rising,” where everybody who died in the year 2015 has risen from the dead, an inevitable Zombie war breaks out as the human race battles to rid the planet of brain eating Zombies. When the war is eventually won by the living with heavy losses on both sides, the remaining undead are headed up and put in a holding center where Norfolk, now ravaged and destroyed by war, used to be. Scientists then discover a chemical compound which subdues the Zombie craving for brains and the government subsequently decides to release these Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) sufferers back into the community they had recently tried to destroy. here is where the story begins as we follow Keiren Walker (Luke Newberry), a young PDS sufferer, as he is returned back to his parents in a sleepy village. No extras listed.

League of Super Evil: Megaset
Cinedigm, 1 140 minutes, not rated, 52 episodes, 8 discs
DVD retail price: $79.95Amazon DVD price: $69.99
Cartoon Network series has self-proclaimed mastermind Voltar as the head of the League of Super Evil a.k.a. L.O.S.E, which includes muscle-bound nice-guy Red Menace, Mad Scientist Doktor Frogg and inter-dimensional hell-hound Doomageddon. L.O.S.E. spends their time trying to take over the world … and failing. They have no powers, no skills, no money and the worst thing they’ve done is irritate their neighbors. They experience defeat at every turn, but somehow L.O.S.E. still finds a way to claim victory. Includes seasons 1-3. No extras listed.

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Cinedigm, 107 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $29.95Amazon DVD price: $26.96
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 98%
Documentary investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a charismatic Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against clerical sex abuse in the U.S., which led to a case that spanned three decades and ultimately resulted in a lawsuit against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the rules of the Roman Curia, as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil. Voiceover talent includes John Slattery, Ethan Hawke, Chris Cooper, James Patrick Sheridan. Originally broadcast on HBO. No extras listed.

The Middle: The Complete Third Season
Warner Bros., 528 minutes, not rated, 24 episodes, 3 discs
DVD retail price: $44.98Amazon DVD price: $34.99
The Hecks tackle the beginning of a new school year, a not-so-relaxing Thanksgiving, and an unexpected wedding. In the midst of it all, Frankie (Patricia Heaton) and Mike Heck (Neil Flynn) attempt to raise their kids with love and a solid Midwestern practicality. Axl (Charlie MDermott), the eldest, is a jock slacker who eats the family out of house and home and walks around in his underwear. Then there’s Sue (Eden Sher), their extraordinarily ordinary teen daughter who fails at just about everything she tries with great gusto. Finally, there’s Brick (Atticus Shaffer), their quirky fourth-grader, who reads constantly, whispers to himself and unapologetically marches to the beat of his own drummer. DVD extras: deleted scenes, gag reel.

Monster High: 13 Wishes

DVD retail price: $19.98Amazon DVD price: $12.99
BD/DVD with digital copy: $26.98Amazon BD/DVD/DC price: $17.99
It’s a new school year at Monster High, and Howleen stumbles upon a genie named Gigi Grant, who grants her not 3, but 13 wishes! Yearning to be popular, Howleen thinks she’s hit the jackpot. But each wish comes with a dark side. Now Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and the rest of their creeperiffic ghoulfriends must journey deep inside the magic lantern to save the very soul of Monster High. Saw the tie-in dolls for this video at H-E-B tonight. Ugh. DVD extras: animated short. BD extras: Ultraviolet digital copy.

The New York Yankees: 2000 World Series Collector’s Edition
Lionsgate, 928 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $29.98
Box set of the 2000 World Series, which featured the Yankees and the New York Mets, the first “Subway Series” in four decades. Includes SleeveStats, a feature that offers game notes, stats, trivia, game summaries and New York-centric insights.

On the Riviera
Fox, 89 minutes, not rated
BD retail price: $24.99Amazon BD price: $21.98
Faced with a scheduling conflict, a womanizing French financier-aviator (Danny Kaye) hires a nightclub performer (also Kaye) to temporarily impersonate him. But things go hilariously awry as one man tries to romance two beautiful women (Gene Tierney and Corinne Calvet) — who both think he’s their lover. Remake of 1941’s “Weekend in Havana,” which in turn was a remake of 1934’s “Folies Bergere.” BD extras: featurettes

Power Rangers Super Samurai: A Christmas Wish
Lionsgate, 69 minutes, not rated, 4 episodes, 1 discs
DVD retail price: $14.98Amazon DVD price: $11.99
The Samurai Rangers get stuck in the Megazord’s cockpit on Christmas Eve when it breaks down after battling a Nighlok. By using their smarts, determination and teamwork, will the Rangers be able to make it out in time to celebrate Christmas? DVD extras: animated short.

The Purge
Universal, 96 minutes, R
DVD retail price: $29.98Amazon DVD price: $17.99
BD/DVD with digital copy: $34.98Amazon BD/DVD/DC price: $22.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 38%
Speculative thriller has a crime-free America with 99% employment. The reason: one night a year, for 12 hours, all crime is legal, all police services suspended. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide. Intriguing premise, but I think I’ll wait on this one. DVD extras: making-of-featurette. BD extras: Ultraviolet digital copy.

Resolution
Cinedigm / Tribeca Film, 93 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $26.95Amazon DVD price: $16.49
BD/DVD: $29.95Amazon BD/DVD price: $18.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 100%
Michael (Peter Cilella) is committed to getting his best friend Chris (Vinny Curran) to sober up and get his life back on track. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend’s life quickly takes an unexpected turn. No extras listed.

The Secret of Crickley Hall
BBC Home Entertainment, 180 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $19.98Amazon DVD price: $15.99
A year after their little boy goes missing, Gabe (Tom Ellis) and Eve Caleigh (Suranne Jones) and their two daughters move to Crickley Hall to try and escape the past. It’s a chance for a fresh start. Then cellar doors start to open of their own accord, unseen children cry through the night and a frenzied spectre wields a cane. But just as the Caleighs are ready to move out, Eve hears her missing son. Time shifts between present day and 1943 as the Caleighs desperately try to find out what connects Crickley Hall to their son and keep it from claiming their other children. No extras listed.

BD/DVD: $19.97Amazon BD/DVD price: $17.97
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 60%
Gruff opportunist Colonel O’Flynn (Lee Marvin) enlists the help of upper-class Englishman Sebastian Oldsmith (Roger Moore) to carry out his ivory smuggling operations in East Africa during World War I. When Sebastian falls in love with O’Flynn’s beautiful young daughter (Barbara Parkins) the unlikely duo come to blows in the jungle, but put their differences aside when forced to get past German occupying forces readying a battleship for war. Also stars Ian Holm. Directed by Peter Hunt. Based on the novel by Wilbur Smith. No extras listed.

The Six Million Dollar Man: Season Four
Universal, 1 171 minutes, not rated, 22 episodes, 8 discs
DVD retail price: $39.98Amazon DVD price: $27.99
Fourth season of popular 1970s show featuring Lee Majors as Col. Steve Austin, a former astronaut who had his legs, right arm and eye replaced with bionic implants. Also stars Richard Anderson, Vincent Van Patten, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman. Includes the two-part “Kill Oscar” episode from “The Bionic Woman.” DVD extras: episode commentary.

Static
Cinedigm, 90 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $26.95Amazon DVD price: $24.26
3DBD/BD/DVD: $29.95Amazon 3DBD/BD/DVD price: $26.98
While coping with the tragic death of their child, a young novelist (Milo Ventimiglia) and his wife (Sarah Shahi) are struggling just to keep their marriage alive. Their broken romance is put to the test when a mysterious girl (Sara Paxton) shows up at their door in the middle of the night claiming masked prowlers are stalking her. The ominous situation turns even darker when the dangerous hooligans show up at their door. Also stars William Mapother. Directed by Todd Levin. DVD extras: commentary.

Stuck in Love
Millennium, 97 minutes, R
DVD retail price: $28.99Amazon DVD price: $24.99
BD/DVD: $29.99Amazon BD/DVD price: $26.99
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 58%
Three years past his divorce, veteran novelist Bill Borgens (Greg Kinnear) can’t stop obsessing over, let alone spying on, his ex-wife Erica (Jennifer Connelly), who ignominiously left him for another man. Even as his neighbor-with-benefits, Tricia (Kristen Bell), tries to push him back into the dating pool, he remains blind to anyone else’s charms. Meanwhile, his fiercely independent collegiate daughter Samantha (Lily Collins) is publishing her first novel while recoiling at the very thought of first love with a diehard romantic (Logan Lerman); and his teen son Rusty (Nat Wolff) is trying to find his voice, both as a fantasy writer and as the unexpected boyfriend of a dream girl with unsettlingly real problems. Directed by Josh Boone. No extras listed.

Tad: The Lost Explorer
Gaiam Vivendi, 78 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $19.95
3DBD/BD/DVD: $19.97
Tad is a bored construction worker who’s always dreamed of being an archeologist. One day, he’s mistaken for one and whisked away to Peru while holding a sacred key. He helps Professor Lavrof and his daughter Sara race against evil treasure hunters in search of a lost city. Includes songs by One Direction. Features the voices of Ariel Winter and Cheech Marin. Available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club. No extras listed.

Totally Spies: Collection, Seasons 1-3
Cinedigm, 1 700 minutes , 12 discs
DVD retail price: $99.95Amazon DVD price: $74.99
Sam, Alex and Clover are three typical high school girls and the best of friends. But when they inadvertently stop an international crime in their very own mall, their lives are suddenly changed forever. The girls suddenly find themselves working as undercover spies for Jerry and the secret organization WOOHP whose mission is to battle with the most outrageous super villains. Box set includes Seasons 1-3. Seems a tad expensive for an animated series aimed at girl tweens and teens. Must be popular. Season 2, Volume 1 and Season 2, Volume 2 are also available that same day. No word on a standalone Season 3. No extras listed.

Transformers Prime: Predacons Rising
Shout! Factory / Hasbro Studios, 70 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $16.97Amazon DVD price: $14.48
BD retail price: $24.97Amazon BD price: $19.99
A resurrected UNICRON has taken over the now-lifeless body of MEGATRON to seek vengeance on the AUTOBOTS and ultimately, the destruction of Cybertron. This formidable enemy forces an unlikely alliance between the AUTOBOTS, DECEPTICONS, PREDAKING and two new Predacons, who come together in an epic battle to help protect their newly restored planet. Features the voices of Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Steve Blum, Will Friedle, Sumalee Montano. No extras listed.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Fox, 106 minutes, PG
BD retail price: $24.99Amazon BD price: $21.24
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 82%
The U.S.O.S. Seaview is beginning an exploratory mission of the oceans when a freak meteor shower ignites the Van Allen belts, which begins to incinerate the Earth. Admiral Harriman Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) and his colleague, Commodore Lucius Emery (Peter Lorre), devise a plan to extinguish the belt using one of the Seaview’s nuclear missiles, but they are denounced at an emergency meeting of the United Nations. Disregarding the UN vote against him, Nelson decides to go forward with his plan before the Earth is destroyed, Also stars Barbara Eden, Joan Fontaine, Robert Sterling, Michael Ansara. Directed by Irwin Allen. DVD extras: cast interviews, commentary, documentary, score track. Robert Kolarik’s review is here.

Zombie Hunter
Well Go USA, 93 minutes, not rated
DVD retail price: $24.98Amazon DVD price: $11.93
BD retail price: $29.98Amazon BD price: $10.96
When a street drug turns junkies into an army of giant, mutant flesh-eaters, no hope is left – but one man remains. Hunter’s (Martin Copping) got nothing left but a beat-up Camero, a trunk full of guns and booze, and a vendetta. He crashes into a small group of survivors, led by an ax-wielding priest named Jesus (Danny Trejo). Also stars Clare Niederpruem. No extras listed.